At Freeform Polymers, we make plastic injection molding simpler for businesses. Our blog shares what we learn on the shop floor every day. You will find everything from injection molding, mold making, machining, assembly, and more. Use this knowledge to plan your next project with more confidence.
You have a part to make. Someone mentioned CNC turning or CNC milling. Maybe both came up. They sound alike, but they are not the same process. Picking the wrong…
You’ve probably seen the letters “ISO 9001:2015” on a badge or a website. It might look like just another logo. But it means something specific. ISO 9001:2015 certification tells you…
If you’ve gotten quotes from two injection molding companies, you may have noticed something. One mentions a hydraulic machine. The other mentions an electric machine. You might wonder if that…
Combining metal with plastic takes a different process than adding a soft grip to a hard plastic part. Both are common in insert molding and overmolding, but they solve different…
Not all injection molds are built the same way. At Freeform Polymers, we’ve seen how the type your part needs can change your tooling cost by thousands of dollars. That…
Ever gotten a design review back with a flag that says “insufficient draft”? You had no idea what that meant. It’s one of the most common notes molders give on…
You have a part idea. You don’t know what it will cost to make. That’s the moment most first-time customers reach out to us at Freeform Polymers. They want to…
